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SF5158

City of Redwood Falls bridge restoration appropriation and bond issuance authorization
Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026)

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Purpose

  • To authorize state funding and bonding to help preserve and restore the historic WPA-era Swayback Bridge (No. 89859) in Redwood Falls, ensuring the structure’s granite and masonry exterior is protected.

Main Provisions

  • Subdivision 1 — Appropriation

    • An amount of 1,300,000 dollars is appropriated from the bond proceeds fund.
    • The money is to be provided as a grant from the commissioner of transportation to the city of Redwood Falls.
    • The grant covers design and construction for the restoration of the historic WPA 1938 Swayback Bridge No. 89859.
    • Specific activities funded include cofferdam access, stone replacement, and tuckpointing to preserve and protect the granite and masonry exterior of the bridge.
    • The grant is exempt from certain Minnesota statutory requirements (sections 16B.32, 16B.325, 216C.19, and 216C.20), meaning those rules do not apply to this grant.

  • Subdivision 2 — Bond Sale

    • The funds for the appropriation will come from the bond proceeds fund.
    • The commissioner of management and budget is authorized to sell and issue state bonds in an amount up to 1,300,000 dollars.
    • Bond terms, sale process, and related provisions follow Minnesota Statutes sections 16A.631 to 16A.675 and the Minnesota Constitution, Article XI, sections 4 to 7.

Affected Parties

  • City of Redwood Falls (recipient of the grant for bridge restoration)
  • Minnesota Department of Transportation (managing restoration funding and oversight)
  • Commissioner of Management and Budget (responsible for issuing the bonds)
  • State bond proceeds fund (source of the money)

Financial Impact

  • Uses up to 1.3 million dollars in bond proceeds to fund design and construction improvements for the Swayback Bridge restoration.
  • Establishes a financing mechanism via state bonds to support the project.

Significant Changes to Existing Law

  • Creates a new appropriation specifically for the Redwood Falls Swayback Bridge restoration.
  • Enables the sale of up to 1.3 million dollars in state bonds for this project.
  • Exempts the project grant from certain procurement and statutory requirements (16B.32, 16B.325, 216C.19, 216C.20), which can streamline the funding and delivery process for this restoration.

Implementation Notes

  • The project focuses on preserving a historic structure (WPA 1938 Swayback Bridge) through targeted exterior work (granite and masonry), including cofferdam access, stone replacement, and tuckpointing.
  • All actions must comply with the approved bond funding and the applicable statutes cited for bond issuance and constitutional provisions.

Oversight and Compliance

  • Oversight likely provided by the Transportation Department and the oversight framework provided by the bond issuance statutes and the Minnesota Constitution.

Relevant Terms - Redwood Falls - Swayback Bridge No. 89859 - WPA 1938 - restoration - grant - design and construction - cofferdam access - stone replacement - tuckpointing - granite exterior - masonry exterior - bond proceeds fund - appropriation - exempt from requirements (16B.32, 16B.325, 216C.19, 216C.20) - bonds - 1,300,000 dollars - Minnesota Statutes 16A.631 to 16A.675 - Minnesota Constitution Article XI, sections 4 to 7 - commissioner of transportation - commissioner of management and budget - city of Redwood Falls

Bill text versions

Actions

DateChamberWhereTypeNameCommittee Name
April 16, 2026SenateActionIntroduction and first reading
April 16, 2026SenateActionReferred toCapital Investment

Citations

 
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  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "Exemption from Minnesota Statutes section 16B.32 for the Redwood Falls Swayback Bridge grant.",
      "modified": []
    },
    "citation": "16B.32",
    "subdivision": ""
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "Exemption from Minnesota Statutes section 16B.325 for the grant.",
      "modified": []
    },
    "citation": "16B.325",
    "subdivision": ""
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "Exemption from Minnesota Statutes section 216C.19 for the grant.",
      "modified": []
    },
    "citation": "216C.19",
    "subdivision": ""
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "Exemption from Minnesota Statutes section 216C.20 for the grant.",
      "modified": []
    },
    "citation": "216C.20",
    "subdivision": ""
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "References Minnesota Statutes sections 16A.631 to 16A.675 governing state bond sales for the appropriation.",
      "modified": []
    },
    "citation": "16A.631 to 16A.675",
    "subdivision": ""
  }
]

Progress through the legislative process

17%
In Committee

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